City Council approved the first reading of an updated fire hazard severity zone map during its June 2 meeting. In Del Mar, 81 ...

San Diego County saw a nearly 9% decrease in acreage with “very high” fire hazard compared to 2011, Cal Fire reported this week in a release of new maps for areas under local and county fire ...

Claro Fire initially started 3:52 p.m. June 12 in San Diego County. It has burned 45 acres after being active for 15 hours. A ...

San Diego County just got a lot redder. Most cities in the region saw an increase in land labeled a “very high” fire hazard, according to new maps released by Cal Fire Monday. This comes as ...

California rolled out a new map of fire hazard severity zones for San Diego County on Monday for the first time in more than a decade, showing a 26% increase in acres now in a very high hazard zone.

The Office of State Fire Marshal this week released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for San Diego County, showing an increase in areas designated as “very high" fire risk. This is the ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — State officials in California have unveiled new fire hazard maps for Southern California, revealing that millions of residents, including the majority of San Diego ...

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In the same month that multiple fires devastated Los Angeles County, the Border 2 Fire sparked and set over 6,000 acres ablaze in San Diego County, prompting more evacuation orders, according to ...

According to Cal Fire data, San Diego County has 157,338 acres with “very high” fire hazard, the highest level of hazard. In 2011, that figure was more than 180,700 acres.